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A photograph inside a small teal-walled room with barred windows and a red carpet runner. A central figure in an orange-red robe and a saffron-and-gold garment stands among a cluster of ritual attendants. A woman in a red sari with a white garland stands nearby. Beside them, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands with his hands folded. Around them, many men in white shirts and checked shirts crowd closely, some taking photos. A small visible wall sign reads a short logo and phrase. The scene appears to be a devotee home visit with a darshan gathering.

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A photograph of a devotee house visit in a small tiled interior with a red-and-green patterned floor runner. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a garland of red and white flowers stands centre, smiling. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near him, one bare-chested with an orange wrap, bending forward to touch his feet in reverence. Around them, many men in white shirts and dhotis, striped shirts and checked shirts stand and watch, some with hands folded. Barred windows and a green wall frame the room behind them. a person is the saffron-robed figure garlanded at centre, with long hair, orange robes and a flower garland.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a crowded doorway in a pale blue-painted room with brown wooden frame and ornate white grille windows. At the centre, a bare-chested man in a red-and-gold wrap and a thick red flower garland stands with raised arms, smiling, flanked by devotees pressing around him. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis, one with a thin orange-brown shoulder cloth; a woman in a light blue sari is at the right; a shaved-headed man with white tilak marks is in the lower foreground. A wall clock hangs at the left. The centred figure has distinctive garland and bare-chested adornments, but his appearance is only partly visible, so identity is uncertain. Several people are visible in the crowd.2014-07-01A photograph of a doorway at a house during a visit, with a green iron grille and leafy garlands strung above. A man in an orange-and-gold sannyasi robe with a white floral garland stands at the doorway smiling with raised hands, while another saffron-robed person in a red-brown robe reaches out to clasp hands with a man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a red-orange garland. Other men in white dhotis and shirts, a young boy in white, and a bald man in a red robe stand nearby on a tiled porch among banana-like plants. A man in white stands at the right foreground. Several people wait behind the grille inside.2014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a doorway crowded with men at a house visit. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand in the doorway, one wearing a long orange garland, with a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth and rudraksha mala at the centre-right, his head shaved. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and a man in a plaid shirt stands at left and another in an orange scarf at right. Wooden doors frame the entrance, and a decorated red and maroon canopy hangs above. The swami-like figure is not visibly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the robed men are described by role only.2014-06-24June 27 20142014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor street scene in daylight beneath a corrugated metal awning, with a red-and-brown patterned cloth draped on poles at left. A crowd of men presses forward at the front; many raise open hands toward a figure in the centre. That figure wears a long red-orange cloth wrap and stands on a path strewn with red petals and green palm fronds. a person appears in a red-orange shawl and saffron-toned dress with long swept-back hair, receiving devotees' salutations. Nearby a man in a white shirt with orange trim and another in a checked shirt reach toward him. A blue-and-white framed picture hangs by the doorway of a building with a dark entrance.2014-07-01A crowded outdoor street scene under a red and black striped canopy with ornate red fabric draped above. A central figure in a rust-orange saffron robe with gold trim and a red-orange turban, wearing a long white and red garland of flowers, walks on a path strewn with red petals. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala walks with his head bowed, while men in white shirts and white dhotis press around them, some with hands extended in the crowd. Thatched huts, banana leaves and a bus stand behind.2014-07-01September 24 20122012-09-24Outdoor photograph of a covered verandah entrance where saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees are gathered. In the centre, a man in an orange-and-red dhoti wears a gold necklace and a red garland, raising one hand in greeting, with a group in orange robes and shaved heads around him. A man in a white shirt wearing a red garland stands at left, and a man at right holds a folded orange cloth with palms pressed together in greeting. Green iron grilles with white flower garlands hang beside them, and people stand behind the grille. Leafy plants with white flowers frame the left side.2014-06-22 +1 copies